Comparisons with "buru"

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不如 means "not as good as", and can be used to make comparisons in the same way as the 比 structure.

A 不如 B adjective

Unlike the 比 structure, the adjective can be left off, which means not as good as.

城市 的 生活 环境 不如 乡下 舒服 我 觉得 红茶 的 口感 不如 铁观音 清爽 当 老师 不如 你 想象 的 那么 容易 浙江人太能做生意,连广东人都不如他们! 我承认,我不如你。那又怎么样?

When facing a choice, 不如 can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize the choice is the better of two options.


既然已经做了一半,你不如坚持下去。 与其纸上谈兵,不如埋头苦干,好好工作。

As above, 不如 often occurs in the 与其...不如 structure, meaning rather than x (I) might as well y